La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 25, 1945, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Textoo Page Four V LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Monday, June 25, 1945 ' Vhtm la a frne aloir ot taa ! nm vrao fly tat 1uiwp" rry Ilia pnBciicirN and carwa ovtr ' the alfrh llfmnlnrnM between : India and Calna. Pilot, rail It tar louitneat airline route lu thw ' wurld. THREE CLOSE CALLS ! xi l?NGINE trouble dogged me those last few days in Feb ruary. The C-B3 I had recently been assigned had developed habit of coughing and sputtering and then one afternoon, about 75 miles out of Kunming, the oil pump shaft on the starboard en gine broke. I switched off that engine, feathered the prop and brought the ship into Kunming on the good one.. The next morning the Chinese mechanic who had been working on my plane told me that the oil pump was all right; the trouble had been caused by a leaky valve cover. That was a little hard for me to believe, but I told him to warm up the engines and we would soon see If the pump was okay. The instruments indicated that Jt was. An hour later when the ship was loaded and warmed up my new co-pllot, Jimmy Mar, Tsui and I took off. The fog was so thick as we went down the run way I couMn't even see the edge of the Held. That in Itself was nothing unusual, but the overcast was increasingly thick as wc climbed. The altimeter read 14, 000 feet before we got out of the clouds, and then we ran into heavy sleet and strong head winds. We were in that for about IS minutes when the starboard engine shot a geyser of oil through its cowling and blanked out. With that overcast running all the way down to the field I was going to have to go back on one engine and make an instrument procedural letdown! Copiripht, 1545, Play Togs By MRS. ANNE CABOT Show off your golden tan or acquire n smooth summertime tun in this dressmaker set ot pleated shorts and softly tied bo lero Jacket. Make it of white rayon sharkskin, striped seer sucker, gingham or a bright flor al print cotton. To obtain complete pattern for trio shorts and tied bolero suit (pattern No. 5003) sizes 14. lli, send 15 cents in coin, plus 1 cent postage, your name, address and the pattern number to Anne C'.i . bot, La Grande Evening Obser ver, 709 Mission strcot, San Kran cisco, Calif. U. S. Naval Leader HORIZONTAL U. S. noval 1,6 Pictured forces In U. S. naval 55 Sally forth leader, AdmL VERTICAL 11 Dry 12 Ploy part U C.rnsl T nirA 1 Rabbit 2 Mountain crest 16 Corded fabric ' T?.',r 17 Rat 19 Pedal digit 20 And (Latin) 21 Reiterated 23 Township (ob.) 24 English statesman 26 Tidings 4 Alleged force 5 Let fall 6 Lease 7 Symbol for tellurium A Skill 9 Tumults 10 Retain 13 Poem 14 Meadow 17 Traitors ! 28 Individual 29 Before 30 Exempli I gratia (ab.) i II Tono E rrrri Fl Fl ' p I'1 ii 13 In 15 it rr t7- r HjrS J. ' Lm rr r i '; -J 1 Ti "I i f i I 1 I I,, (music) 32 frigate bird 33 Dutch dty 35 Brought up 36 Bird's home 38 Symbol for calcium W'HEN we were fairly near the field, I called the control tower and told them that one of my engines had conked out and to clear the field, I was coming in on the other one. "What?" the Army man in the control tower cried. "But, Cap tain, you haven't any visibility at all! I can't even see the end of the runway from the tower. I can't give you clearance for a landing like that!" I laughed not because it was the least bit funny, but because It was absurd. "Well, brother," 1 said, "you Just damn well better givo me clearance because I'm coming in anyway. I'm no Army pilot and you aren t telling mo what to do." We were about a hundred feet olT tho ground and, according to my calculations, heading right into the landing strip, when the soldier in the tower in wild ex citement began shouting, "You've got itl You've got it! That's it! Let her down!" I dropped the gear and we came on in. It was as smooth a landing as I have over made. RUT It wasn't tho planes, I finally had to conclude, be cause only two days later I took olf from Dinjan ond ran into troublo again, Jimmy Mnr was a pretty good boy, an American born Chinese, well educated and bright as a dollar. In the short time wo had worked together I had come to like him just nbout as much as I had liked Eddie Qulnn, tho Chinese who preceded him. So when he asked me If he might try a take-off that morning, I snld, "Suro, why not?" Jimmy took the captain's scat at tho controls and I dropped into the co-pilot's seat. Our wheels were Just about to get oil tho ground we were 800 J. C. Winston Co.; Distributed NEA City News In Brief W. Qunintuncc and Roy D. Grice, both of La Grande, collided last night near Fir street and Adams avenue, as Quaintanec backed fiom the curb. August Sperling returned yes terday from a business trip to Portland. Harvey R. Meyer of Meaeham was arrested Saturday by city police on a complaint charging immoral conduct and indecent exposure in a public place in the presence of a minor. He was taken before Justice of the Peace Geoige Currcy, who set Ills hear ing fur Wednesday. Among tliofo who went to Mil Ion over the weekend were Ken ny Goss. Max Kilgoro, Hob West, Waller Sum!., Bob Madsen, Fran cis Rohan, Jim H.iily, Oek Shoe maker and Hart Garrison. ManiK'l Kenneth Erickson, Elgin, was arrested last night on charges of diiving with four adults in the driver's seat and speeding at 45 miles an hour. He was cited to appear in the muni cipal court. Motorist is Burned By Gasoline Flareup Roderick Schricner of Walla Walla, Wash., was severely burn ed on his hands and face while working on his car yesterday. His clothes had become gasoline soaked and the backfire from the motor ignited the gas. He was taken to Grande Rondo hospital for treatment. 18 Congested dwellings 31 Renovated 22 Mocks 25 Accomplish V, I's 3- Symbol for indium 38 Box 40 Mud 41 Summer (Fr.I 42 Rodent 43 Angers 45 Get up 47 TnievtoM (comb form) 3( Kkvtric.il unit 4!) Morsel 35 African tribe 51 Missouri (ab.! 37 Oriental 53 Symbol (or gateways erbium tiMrr in lrr lim lu,ilp GEORGES tffifJ pc!ri i 'g m A r r a1i 're?;. yards down the runway wnen the port engine started to race like wild and the ship slewed o.l to the left. At the same instant tho gauge indicating the propeller pitch swung around to indicate only half power and oil began tc pump out of it I knew what had happened. The governor con trolling the propeller pitch had sheared its pin. I yelled, "I've go! It!" and Jimmy let go as I grabbed tho controls and shoved the right engine throttle fully forward, pushing hard right rudder at the same time to correct the swing. If there had been any runway left I would have slapped on the brakes, but we were bearing down fast on tho Jungle out ol which the field had been cut and our only chance was to try to complete the take-off on one en gine. We managed it, somehow, null ing off and up in a shallow climb with the right engino working for all it was worth, missing the tops of the tren around the field by scant inches as we fought to keep tho fully loaded plane in the air. Once we got over thot first hur dle of getting the plane up thero. all we had to do was to make es short a circle to the right as we dared, and come in, still on one engine, for a landing. When I climbed out of that baby I was shaking like a leaf. All I could think of was one thing, and as soon as I found Coptoln Woods, the chief pilot at Dinjan, I said it. "I've had enough, my friend. That's three close calls in less than a week. I'm takin' a vacation!" "Woody" nodded thoughtfully, and after a moment ho said, "Good idea, Gen. You've earned it. And anyway, I have six dob- sengcrs for Calcutta. I'll give you ship to fly down thero and you can take these guys along with you . . ." You earn your money with the C. N. A. C, but you've got to admit they're generous. They would give you all the snow in Tibet If they thought you would snovct it away. (To Be Continued) SERVICE, INC. Sports Bolero mm By SUE BURNETT Sunback frock for garnering an enviable tan. For dress-up, add (he jaunty bolero. Stunning in white with bold ric-rac for contrast. Pattern No. 8870 is designed for sizes 12, 14, IB. 18, 20; 40 ond 42. Si 14, dress, requires 2:, yards of Sl'-ineh fabric; bolero 1 1 yards; 5 yards ric-rac to trim ensemble. For this pattern, send 20 cents, in coins, your name, address, size desired and the pattern num ber So Sue Burnett, La Grande Evening Olwcrvcr, 7U Mission St., San Francisco, Calif. Send for your copy of the new spring issue of Fashion just off the press. 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